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Gastrointestinal Pathogen Panel

Minnesota rates for HCPCS 87506

A stool test that looks for the genetic material of a group of germs that cause diarrhea and vomiting, covering bacteria, viruses and parasites in a single run. It identifies a cause faster than waiting for organisms to grow in culture.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Gastrointestinal Pathogen Panel cost?

$263

Typical negotiated rate. In Minnesota, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $263 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $263 from a physician practice, and about $468 from a hospital or other facility. The two figures are alternatives, not parts of one bill.

These are rates insurers have negotiated with providers, not the amount a patient is billed. What you owe depends on your plan's deductible and coinsurance. Based on rates published by 6 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Where it's billed changes the price

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$263$245 to $302
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$468$263 to $832

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $468 · 10th to 90th $204 to $1,950Professionalmedian $263 · 10th to 90th $209 to $457
$100$200$500$1K$2Kfacility $468professional $263

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Each curve is scaled to its own total: facility and professional rates are different services, shown together to compare where they cluster. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$213.80
Median
$245.47
Typical High
$436.52
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$177.83
Median
$245.47
Typical High
$776.25
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$53.70
Median
$263.03
Typical High
$263.03
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$208.93
Median
$263.03
Typical High
$263.03
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$524.81
Median
$891.25
Typical High
$2,454.71
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$302.00
Median
$380.19
Typical High
$537.03
Health Partners
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$575.44
Median
$831.76
Typical High
$1,949.84
Health Partners
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$302.00
Median
$302.00
Typical High
$501.19
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$158.49
Median
$380.19
Typical High
$645.65
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$123.03
Median
$177.83
Typical High
$602.56
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$263.03
Median
$302.00
Typical High
$316.23
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$109.65
Median
$263.03
Typical High
$588.84

Where Minnesota sits

The same service costs 3.0 times more in Alaska than in Oklahoma. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Touch or drag across it to read any state, then open that state for its carriers and full range.

Minnesota· 32nd of 51

$263

AK $589OK $195

Median negotiated rate in each state, from every insurer that publishes one. States where no insurer publishes a rate for this service are not shown.